29 06, 2019

How large can a log home be?

2019-06-29T09:46:58+00:00

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The short answer to that question is that a log home can be as big as you want it to be if you keep adding more log appendages to it, like we see in this image. For my own personal taste this home offers too much of a good thing…. logs, logs, and logs.

I’d like to give you two things to ponder.

First is that the desire to have a big log home is often solved today by building a log home in a modern way by ignoring the limits to how long of a log one can get out of tree by simply butting logs end to end and nailing them all together. The result of doing this destroys the definition of a log home and results in a horizontal timber home. The aesthetics of traditional log homes is lost. Don’t do that.

The second thought I’d like to present is that everyone should seriously consider a home that is log and stone, or log and timber frame, or log and well… something else. Also, some rooms are best not built of logs, like utility rooms, baths, and kitchens. By making some rooms of a home log and others not, the log rooms take on a special importance. I find that a home is more attractive, more interesting, when a variety of exterior and interior elements are seen such as log, siding, stone, etc.  And finally one last point, money is saved by making part of the home out of less expensive materials than logs. Saving money is a good thing.

Originally posted 2016-02-26 15:54:56.

How large can a log home be?2019-06-29T09:46:58+00:00
29 06, 2019

Large cabin, weak foundation

2019-06-29T09:46:53+00:00

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Here we have a wonderful large log home.
I must admit that I am a bit surprised to see such a massive home sitting on stone piers and not a solid foundation. (Pier foundations were more common on “get it up quick and cheap” cabins).
Also, the second floor porch seems a bit too heavily pitched for my comfort… the floor system doesn’t appear to be dropping and I’m confused why anyone would deliberately build a floor with that great of an angle… perhaps this home originally had a one-story porch and this second floor that we see now is now the remnant of that original porch roof?
It wouldn’t take much effort to make this into an incredible home.

Originally posted 2016-02-24 14:53:27.

Large cabin, weak foundation2019-06-29T09:46:53+00:00
29 06, 2019

Stepped Stonework

2019-06-29T09:46:44+00:00

 

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Here we have an interesting old cabin out of the mid-West. Perhaps, Arkansas or Oklahoma.This people in this area of the country tend to use a lot of “steps” when building their stone chimneys.

Originally posted 2016-02-17 13:58:23.

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29 06, 2019

A hillside cabin

2019-06-29T09:46:12+00:00

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We live in a world where occasionally white stuff falls out of the sky.
Some light fires and draw close together.
While others grab sleds and brave the cold.
Which are you?

Originally posted 2016-01-22 14:13:42.

A hillside cabin2019-06-29T09:46:12+00:00
29 06, 2019

Hewn Log House

2019-06-29T09:44:54+00:00

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A log home like this was built by a team of men who specialized in building log homes…. workmanship like this would have been found in a team of men who built hewn homes for a living, not in the typical pioneer who ventured into the woods.

Originally posted 2015-12-09 20:25:48.

Hewn Log House2019-06-29T09:44:54+00:00
29 06, 2019

Log, log, and more log

2019-06-29T09:44:53+00:00

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For those who want nothing but log construction in their home this is a great design. Here we retain the classic log cabin design while providing the home with nothing but log rooms.

Originally posted 2015-12-09 20:17:57.

Log, log, and more log2019-06-29T09:44:53+00:00
29 06, 2019

Log farmhouse

2019-06-29T09:44:36+00:00

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One of the reasons we have so many fine old cabins today is that they were sided over shortly after being built, which protected them from any weather issues. This log home was likely built of logs for the ability to build a strong home at a reasonable price, not for the sake of the beauty of having a log house. The style of the home, the use of brick chimneys, the condition of the logs, and the extra wide window trim are all clues to this home having once stood as white farmhouse that we so often seen along back country roads.

Originally posted 2015-12-04 11:46:45.

Log farmhouse2019-06-29T09:44:36+00:00
29 06, 2019

Fresh hewn logs

2019-06-29T09:43:53+00:00

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Here is fine example of new logs that have been recently hewn with a broad axe in the traditional manner. The finished result is attractive, will last for centuries, and if the labor involved was done by the cabin’s owner (not factored into the cost)… these logs are much cheaper than those found in any log home kit. The only downside is that these logs should be allowed to cure for a couple of years before chinking.

Originally posted 2015-11-17 17:35:41.

Fresh hewn logs2019-06-29T09:43:53+00:00
29 06, 2019

Everyone loves a good porch

2019-06-29T09:43:46+00:00

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A two story porch off of the end of a cabin is a bit unusual, but I’m sure it’s a very enjoyable space.

Originally posted 2015-11-15 14:47:51.

Everyone loves a good porch2019-06-29T09:43:46+00:00
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